Possession, Transportation, and Sale of Game and Fish

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Possession, Transportation, and Sale of Game and Fish.” It is part of Chapter 5 “Wildlife and Fish Laws”, which is part of Title 29.1 “Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating”. It contains 11 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 11 sections.

§ 29.1-536	Sale
§ 29.1-537	Possession
§ 29.1-538	Reserved
§ 29.1-539	Claiming deer, bear, turkey, or elk struck by motor vehicle
§ 29.1-540	Carriage and shipment
§ 29.1-541	Storage
§ 29.1-542	Importation
§ 29.1-543	Game and fish taken and packaged outside the Commonwealth
§ 29.1-543.1	Introduction, stocking, and release of blue catfish; penalty
§ 29.1-544	Dressing, packing and selling bobwhite quail
§ 29.1-545	Possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria